So heres my situation
I have been employed at a lawyer firm in DC as an AP specialist for the past year. Since I started in Feb 2024 I have learned alot in AP but also took a beating during my tenure with high turnover seeing 5 people quit, alot of demands and basically no to little respect as opposed to our other finance sectors such as billing, gl accounting, and fp&a. My previous title was staff accountant level one for a small credit union that i worked for a year making around 58k in the DMV area (6 years at the bank total which is why i the pay was so low as i started there making 40k in 2018 as a teller..small but steady climb) and the level one ataff accountants job function was 50% AP. As an AP specialist in DC I make 65k/annually hybrid schedule with an hour commute in dc car traffic and around 35-45minutes catchingthe METRO 4.95 each way for 3 days a week when i work on office. Great company but horrible department with somewhat toxic leadership which seems to be the norm these days.
So heres where the opportunity lies
My firm offers 18 weeks of PAID PARENTAL LEAVE and it started December 6th when my baby was born ?. A few months prior i was job searching due to some of my struggles with the toxic deparment leadership at my firm and interviewed with another small but regional bank as a staff accountant level II starting at 71k doing bank recs, no AP work as they have AP staff. From the interview i was told that average tenure is over 5 years. It sounds great because of the commute is literally a 7 minute drive and yes its also hybrid ..3 in office 2 home with my choice in days. Benefits seem standard with 401k health life etc. And basic WL balance (banks also have federal days off)
MY PLAN
I would start on Jan 6th and quit my current employer come April if all goes well. My employee handbook does not have any stipulations on if i would have to pay the firm back if i jump ship and i had researched the law on fmla. Only bad thing is i have about 80 hours of PTO i could potentially lose if i dont put in a 2 weeks notice and im yet to see if i can cash it out.
As far as my patental leave, i will be getting paid until april while working this new ft job.., my wife has around 14 weeks paid parental leave mixed with some pto.
I have a degree in finance and soon want to get licensed to to financial planning …Sorry if theres no additional context just want to know if this would be a smart move?
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